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A Crisis Looms Large in Darfur
Yesterday the United Nations and the Government of Sudan released a joint assessment that begins to calculate the enormous humanitarian implications that expelling thirteen aid groups from Sudan will have on civilians in Sudan, particularly in the Darfur region. The estimates are grim: more than a million people will go without food rations by May and water could run out in some camps for ... Read More

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China breaking UN embargo in Sudan: BBC report
AFP - 7/14/2008

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AFP - 7/14/2008

ICC to Charge President of Sudan for Crimes Against Humanity
L.A Times - 7/11/2008

G-8 Summit Darfur Statement
Government of Japan - 7/9/2008

UN Peace Keepers Attacked in North Darfur
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Arms Sales to Sudan, 2004-2006

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Index of Countries

Countries listed in this category appeared in Sudan's reports to Comtrade, the U.N. trade statistics database, as the country of origin of imported arms. Because the Darfur arms embargo requires states to take all possible measures to prevent arms from entering Darfur, they are responsible for ensuring that their weapons do not reach Darfur either directly or indirectly, including through third countries.

Category 2, countries did not report any arms exports to Sudan and some countries have denied that any transfers took place. It is likely that some did not directly sell weapons to Sudan but that the items were re-exported by a third country. It is also possible that Sudan's import figures are incorrect, either because the recording system is inaccurate or because Khartoum sees political advantage in misrepresenting arms transfers from particular countries, such as a desire to minimize the appearance of a relationship with an ally. These countries should investigate how the arms originating from their territories ended up in Sudan, and what third parties were involved in order to ensure that their weapons are not associated with atrocities in Darfur.

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Australia

Sudan reported imports of Australian weapons worth over $12,000 in 2005. Australia also sent weapons to Sudan for use by its troops serving with UNMIS. In its explanation of the delivery of supplies to UNMIS, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade did not address the figures reported by Sudan.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2005	Revolvers and pistols	$4,114
	2005	Parts and accessories of revolvers or pistols	$8,160
		Total	$12,274

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Belgium

Sudan reported receiving a very small amount of Belgian-made armored fighting vehicles or parts in 2005. The Permanent Mission of Belgium to the U.N. has informed Human Rights First that the alleged transfer is being investigated by the government.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2005	Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles	$227
		Total	$227

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Chile

Sudan reported that a small amount of firearms of Chilean origin entered the country in 2006. The Permanent Mission of Chile to the U.N. has confirmed that no weapons were transferred directly from Chile to Sudan in 2006. Chile stated that the items may have been of Chilean origin but must have been re-exported by a third country.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2006	Muzzle-loading firearms	$646
		Total:	$646

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Czech Republic

Sudan's reported imports include more than $16,000 worth of small arms made in the Czech Republic. The Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the U.N. responded to the figures by denying that any weapons had been transferred directly from the Czech Republic to Sudan since 2004. The Czech Ministry for Foreign Affairs is investigating the information further.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2005	Revolvers and pistols	$16,123
		Total	$16,123

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Denmark

Sudan reportedly imported a small amount of Danish small arms in 2004. The Danish Foreign Ministry responded to the data by denying that any Danish weapons had been sold directly to Sudan since 2004. They committed to further investigate Sudan's figures.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Revolvers and pistols	$484
		Total	$484

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Egypt

A large amount of Egyptian-made weaponry, worth over $700,000, has reportedly entered Sudan since 2004. Egypt did not respond to HRF's requests for clarification.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types (nes=not elsewhere specified)	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Revolvers and pistols	$23,836
		Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$12,234
		Rifles, sporting, hunting or target-shooting, nes	$2,186
		Arms nes, (spring, air or gas guns, truncheons, etc)	$1,125
		Parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles, nes	$1,871
		Air gun pellets, parts of shotgun cartridges	$10,670
	2005	Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles	$257
		Revolvers and pistols	$63,237
		Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$756
		Signal pistols, etc, humane killers, etc	$14,254
		Parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles, nes	$18,823
		Air gun pellets, parts of shotgun cartridges	$5,925
	2006	Parts and accessories of revolvers or pistols	$65,490
		Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$38,605
		Revolvers and pistols	$525,925
		Air gun pellets, parts of shotgun cartridges	$4,651
		Total	$737,923

Eritrea

Sudan reported receiving $2,400 worth of weapons parts made in Eritrea in 2006. Eritrea did not respond to HRF's requests for clarification.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2006	Air gun pellets, parts of shotgun cartridges	$2,489
		TOTAL	$2,489

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Ethiopia

More than $11,000 worth of Ethiopian weapons parts reportedly entered Sudan in 2004. Ethiopia did not respond to HRF's requests for clarification.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Parts and accessories of revolvers or pistols	$11,711
		TOTAL	$11,711

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France

Sudan reported that $10,000 worth of French-made arms crossed its borders in 2006. After searching the French customs databases, the Permanent Mission of France to the U.N. denied that these items were transferred from France to Sudan, stating that France has given no authorization to export war materials to Sudan in twenty years.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2006	Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$10,824
		Total	$10,824

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Germany

Sudan reported that over $2 million worth of German-made weaponry crossed its borders between 2004 and 2006. In response to HRF's inquiries, the German Foreign Ministry found no record of these weapons being transferred directly from Germany to Sudan, suggesting either that the report is inaccurate or the weapons were re-exported by a third country. Nonetheless, given the quantities and values reported, further investigation of Germany's arms export control mechanisms is warranted.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Telescopes for arms/other equipment, periscopes	$782,470
	2005	Revolvers and pistols	$33,145
		Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$1,565
		Cartridges, shotgun	$153
	2006	Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$14,739
		Revolvers and pistols	$12,320
		Tanks and other Armored fighting vehicles	$1,159,592
		Cartridges, shotgun	$19,906
		Air gun pellets, parts of shotgun cartridges	$1,467
		Total	$2,025,357

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Greece

Over $26,000 worth of weaponry made in Greece reportedly entered Sudan since 2004. In response to HRF's inquiries, Greece claimed that it had not exported any arms since 2004, and committed to further investigate the data.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types (nes=not elsewhere specified)	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2005	Cartridges nes, parts thereof	$4,662
	2006	Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$17,882
		Cartridges, shotgun	$4,281
		Munitions of war, ammunition/projectiles and parts	$4,252
		TOTAL	$26,415

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Italy

Sudan reported receiving nearly $300,000 worth of arms from Italy. Responding to HRF's inquiries, the Italian Ministry of the Interior and Ministry for Foreign Affairs denied that any arms sales to Sudan had been authorized since 2004.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Shotgun barrels	$2,880
	2005	Telescopes for arms/other equipment, periscopes	$668
		Revolvers and pistols	$12,348
		Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$12,348
		Cartridges, shotgun	$268,730
		Total	$294,094

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Kuwait

Sudan imported a large amount of Kuwaiti-made arms every year since 2004, totaling more than $150,000. Kuwait did not respond to HRF's requests for clarification.

Source	Year of export	Weapon Types (nes=not elsewhere specified)	Trade Value or # of Items
Comtrade - Sudan	2004	Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$467
		Shotgun barrels	$30,793
		Arms nes, (spring, air or gas guns, truncheons, etc)	$17,823
	2005	Shotguns, shotgun-rifles for sport, hunting or target	$20,599
		Arms nes, (spring, air or gas guns, truncheons, etc)	$4,132
		Parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles, nes	$1,143
	2006	Parts and accessories of revolvers or pistols	$57,355
		Parts and accessories of shotguns or rifles, nes	$25,025
		Total	$157,337

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The tables above contain information on exports of arms and related military material to Sudan since 2004, the year the United Nations arms embargo was first imposed in relation to the Darfur conflict. Total amounts for the period are given, as reported to each database. Information for 2007 and 2008 is included where available. The databases used in this enquiry were:

Comtrade - Sudan	United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics database, commodity export and import information reported by Sudan.
Comtrade - Self	United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics database, commodity export and import information self-reported by country.
UN RoCA	United Nations Register on Conventional Arms database, information self-reported by country.
Eurostat	Statistical database of the European Union, information self-reported by country.
Other	Media reports, other publicly reported information.